Gary McCurry reviews the first episode of The Newsroom season 3… “I’ve loved every minute I’ve spent in television. And I’ve had much more failure, as traditionally measured, than success in television. I’ve done four shows, and only one of them was The West Wing.” Words spoken by Aaron Sorkin during a recent interview with […]

Gary McCurry reviews the fifth episode of The Newsroom season 3… Before I sat down to write my first review for Flickering Myth, I thought “objectively describe the good and the bad in each episode and leave the admiration for Aaron Sorkin, his past work and the cast at the door.” I even wrote on […]

Gary McCurry reviews the fourth episode of The Newsroom season 3… When it comes to boxing and UFC matches (stay with me, my point is coming) it gets to a certain point in some fights that the person has been beaten about by the other opponent so much that they need to just go for […]

Gary McCurry reviews the third episode of The Newsroom season 3… We’ve all been there. Perfectly happy as we make our way into our respective workplace, singing a gleeful tune, only to be met by the FBI who happen to be armed with a search warrant to raid the computer hard drives on their quest […]

Gary McCurry reviews the second episode of The Newsroom season 3… Last week.s review of episode one, ‘Boston’ contained a segment on raising the stakes to increase the tension and ultimately, the audiences’ desire to tune in the following week. As far as I’m concerned, it worked. Here’s my thoughts on Episode 2, ‘Run’. In […]

Gary McCurry reviews the sixth episode of The Newsroom season 3… Friends, Cheers, and more recently, True Detective. These shows all come with an unforgettable theme song. I mean, who hasn’t done the claps during “I’ll Be There For you” or sang along to the immortal lyrics “making your way in the world today takes […]